1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–0–1 record in the regular season, including lopsided victories over SMU (20-7), Texas Tech (34-7), Oklahoma (20-6), Utah (55-0), Oklahoma State (55-6), and Arkansas (61-0). They lost to Georgia Tech, 20-18, in the 1944 Sugar Bowl.[1]
1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 18–20 vs. Georgia Tech | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 15 |
1943 record | 6–1–1 (1–0 MVC) |
Head coach | Henry Frnka (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Tulsa $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | ||
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September 25 | at SMU* | Dallas | W 20–7 | |||
October 9 | Texas Tech* |
| W 34–7 | |||
October 16 | vs. Oklahoma* |
| W 20–6 | |||
October 23 | Utah* |
| W 55–0 | |||
October 30 | Southwestern* | No. 13 |
| T 6–6 | ||
November 6 | Oklahoma A&M | No. 19 |
| W 55–6 | ||
November 25 | Arkansas* | No. 20 |
| W 61–0 | ||
January 1, 1944 | vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech | No. 15 | L 18–20 | |||
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Rankings
The AP released their first poll on October 4. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 25.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | |||||||||||
AP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 |
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References
- "1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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